Octopus Hydrogen and Octopus Renewables are building a green refuelling forecourt providing hydrogen and EV charging at the MIRA Technology Park in West Leicestershire.
The new charging site will support the fast growing cluster of automotive and mobility technology businesses based at the industrial complex just off the A5.
Octopus’ solution brings together the group’s hydrogen business focused on providing green hydrogen-as-a-service to accelerate adoption alongside Octopus Renewables.
They will supply power from a purpose-built 7MW ground-mounted solar array located alongside the forecourt at the technology park.
The MIRA site is home to 40 global leaders in zero-carbon transport development, with a growing number focused on fuel cell technology, and others seeking to incorporate green hydrogen into the power trains that they are working on and with.
It is hoped on-site green hydrogen will catalyse the momentum of the cluster that has recently seen new tenancies announced from companies including REE and Viritech – with the latter focused on the development of hydrogen technologies.
The forecourt will supply businesses with enough green hydrogen to support the equivalent of 60 cars’ worth of fuel per day.
High-power EV chargers delivering up to 300kW will also be installed to build on the existing network of more than 70 charging points already on site at MIRA Technology Park.
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Octopus Hydrogen is part of the Leicester-based Octopus Energy Group, which now has 2.5 million customers supplied by brands such as Octopus Energy, M&S Energy, Affect Energy, Ebico, London Power and Co-op Energy.
Hydrogen Energy founder and chief executive William Rowe said: “Transport is responsible for a third of all man-made carbon emissions in the 海角视频, and while we are making headway in electrifying cars, we need hydrogen to clean up those sectors that cannot be decarbonised through batteries alone.
“MIRA Technology Park’s customers are at the forefront of this revolution in sustainable transport and we are delighted to be bringing Octopus Energy Groups capabilities together to deliver both onsite solar electricity and green hydrogen production and refuelling.
“The integrated green hydrogen and EV charging station is the best representation of the complementary nature of these technologies.
“This is the first deliverable in our future plans with MIRA Technology Park that includes the ambition to bring liquid hydrogen refuelling on stream in the future.”
Jack Bartlett, head of commercial and partnerships at MIRA Technology Park, said: “The infrastructure that Octopus is bringing to MTP will be another great enabler for our customers and the engineers at HORIBA MIRA to accelerate the development and adoption of clean, green hydrogen technologies to power the way society will move.
“This new capability meshes neatly into our wider post-carbon energy and electrification competencies and will add yet more momentum to the calibre of mobility technology companies that are electing to make MIRA Technology Park their home.”